Historical Events In 1749

Jul 20   In the year 1749 earl of Chesterfield says "Idleness is only refuge of weak minds"  

Jul 21   Pieter Steyn becomes pension advisor of Holland in the year 1749.  

Aug 05   Thomas Lynch, signer (Declaration of Independence) in the year 1749.  

Aug 13   In the year 1749 j E Schlegel, writer, dies  

Aug 26   Johann Ernst Rembt, composer in the year 1749.  

Aug 28   In the year 1749 johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Frankfurt, social philosopher (Faust)  

Aug 31   Radistschew, writer on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Jean-Louis Duport, composer in the year 1749.  

Oct 26   In the year 1749 georgia Colony reverses itself & rules slavery is legal  

Oct 26   Louis-Nicholas Clerambault, French composer/organist, dies at 72 in the year 1749.  

Nov 02   English Ohio Trade Company forms 1st trade post in the year 1749.  

Nov 23   Edward Rutledge, (Gov-SC)/attorney/signer (Decl of Independence) in the year 1749.  

Nov 27   In the year 1749 balthasar Schmid, composer, dies at 44  

Dec 10   Gabrielle Chôtelet, [La belle Emilie], writer (Voltaire), dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Dec 17   On this day in history domenico Cimarosa, Italian composer (Il Matrimonio Segreto)  

Dec 19   Francesco Antonio Bonporti, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Dec 20   Pakubuwono II, susuhunan of Mataram Java, dies in the year 1749.  

Dec 23   Johann Lukas Schubaur, composer on this day in history.  

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Jan 12   Ferdinand Trauttmansdorff, Austrian earl/prince/diplomat was born on this day in history.  

Jan 13   Friedrich Müller, painter and dramatist (d. 1825) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1749 birth of vittoria A Alfieri, Italian count/poet (Maria Stuarda)  

Jan 19   Isaiah Thomas, US, printer/editor/publisher/historian was born in the year 1749.  

Jan 29   In the year 1749 birth of king Christian VII of Denmark (d. 1808)  

Feb 22   On this day in history birth of johann Nikolaus Forkel, musicologist/1st biographer of Bach  

Mar 09   Honore Mirabeau, French writer and politician (d. 1791) was born in the year 1749.  

Mar 10   Lorenzo da Ponte, Italian librettist (d. 1838) was born in the year 1749.  

Feb 07   Andre Cardinal Destouches, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 08   On this day in history jan van Huysum, Dutch still life painter, dies at 66  

May 24   In the year 1749 death of graf Valentin Potocki, Polish nobleman  

Jun 13   On this day in history jan F van Bloemen, [Orizonte], Flemish painter, dies at 87  

Jun 16   Johann Baptista Ruffini, Italian trader (b. 1672) died in the year 1749.  

Jun 18   On this day in history death of ambrose Philips, English poet (b. 1674)  

Jul 03   William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675) died on this day in history.  

Jul 12   On this day in history death of charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois, Governor of New France